Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers during COVID-19
Summary
Date Reported: 7 Apr 2021
Location: Qatar
Companies
Qatar Space Technology - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 17
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 17 - Location unknown , Services: General , Gender not reported )Issues
Wage TheftResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 7 Apr 2021
Location: Oman
Other
Not Reported ( Hotel ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Bangladesh , Hotel , Gender not reported )Issues
Wage TheftResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: The worker was advised to file a complaint with Oman's labour court by the Bangladeshi Embassy, but they did not provide labour support nor counsel.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 7 Apr 2021
Location: Saudi Arabia
Other
Not Reported ( Cleaning & maintenance ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Philippines , Cleaning & maintenance , Gender not reported )Issues
Personal Health , Wage TheftResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 7 Apr 2021
Location: Saudi Arabia
Companies
Fazal International - Recruiter , Sharq Transport - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 20
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 20 - Nepal , Transport: General , Gender not reported )Issues
Personal Health , Wage TheftResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: The workers' families complained to the recruitment agency with no response.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 7 Apr 2021
Location: Saudi Arabia
Companies
Nasser S. Al-Hajri Corporation (NSH) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Location unknown , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Violence , Failing to renew visas , Contract Substitution , Restricted mobility , Dismissal , Poverty Wages , Freedom of Expression , Wage Theft , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: Lawyers Beyond Borders and the Indian embassy are filing cases to obtain workers' owed dues.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 7 Apr 2021
Location: Saudi Arabia
Other
Not Reported ( Cleaning & maintenance ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Sri Lanka , Cleaning & maintenance , Gender not reported )Issues
Wage TheftResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: NGO
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted millions of migrant workers in destination countries, many of whom have experienced job loss or non-payment of wages, been forced by employers to take unpaid leave or reduced wages, been confined in poor living conditions, and with little or no engagement in the work options before them. Many migrant workers struggled with the dilemma of exercising their right to return in these circumstances, while others remain stranded in cities without access to services or support, or in border areas, living in precarious conditions posing as quarantine facilities.